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` T. W. GARRIGO-. GONSTRUGTIQN -0F PRIVY VAULTS.

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T. W. CARRICO. GQNSTRUGTION 0F PRIVY VAULTS.

Patented Feb. 3, .1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS IV. OARRICO, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TOFRANCIS A. OARRIOO AND THOMASV W. OARRICO, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

CONSTRUCTION OF PRIVY-VAU LTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,848, dated February3, 1891.

Application filed J'uly 27, 1889.

To @ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS W. CARRICO,

a citizen of the United States, residing at San Antonio, in the countyof Bexar and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Constructionof Privy-Vaults, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the construction of privy-vaults and apparatusfor use in con- Io `nection therewith, and it may be described as animprovement on the device for which Letters Patent of the United StatesNo. 335,177 were issued to myself on the 2d day of February, 1886.

The present invention consists in the improved construction andarrangement of details, which will be hereinafter fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure l is zo a vertical transversesectional view showing my invention applied to a privy. Fig. 2 is a`longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 arevertical sectional views illustrating modifications of my invention asapplied to anordinary privy-vault. Fig. 6 is a plan view of theinvention applied to a privy-vault.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

1 designates the seat-board of a privy, which supports "the loose seat2, which may either be hinged or it may, as in the drawings heretoannexed, be secured in position detaehably by means of ordinarywood-screws 3.

Permanently attached to the under side of the seat 2 is a funnel-shapedhopper 4 to conduct the excrenient to the receptacle provided for itsreception. The hopper-iis constructed with a separate funnel 5 toseparate the urine 4o from the excrement and conduct it to a separateplace of deposit. The pan or hopper 4., it will be seen, is attachedpermanently to the under side of the removable or hinged seat, and mayat any time be raised or removed with the latter.

Arranged below the seat-board and parallel therewith is a horizontalpartition 6, having an opening 7, which registers 'with theseat-opening, and to which is attached a downwardly-extending soil pipeor tube 8, which is secured by means of angle-irons 9 to the Serial No.318,985. (No model.)

under side of the said horizontal partition. The lower end ofthe saidtube is provided with an annular bead or iiange 10.

Mounted to slide vertically upon the tube S is a sleeve 1l, the upperedge of which has a bead or tlange l2, similar to the flange it) at thelower edge of the tube 8. It will thus be seen that the soil pipe ortube 8 and sleeve 11 are not in contact with each other, except oo atthe ilanges 10 12, thereby reducing the frictional contact to a minimumand enabling the sleeve l1 to beconveniently and easily adjusted. Saidsleeve is furthermore, for convenience in adjusting it, provided withhandles 18. The sleeve 11 is provided near its lower edge withoutwardly-extending tubes 14, the outer or inner ends of which areclosed by wire-netting 15 to prevent the ingress or egress of insectsand vermin and at 7o the same time attord proper ventilation.

Arranged upon the lower end of the sleeve 1l below the tubes 14 is anelastic collar or gasket 16, forming a packing-ring. The lower end ofthe sleeve 11 is in practice inserted 75 into an opening in the head ofa barrel or in the cover of a vault which forms a receptacle for theexcrement, and the tubes 14 serve to press the packing-ring down, andthus form a tight joint. An annular flange may, when 8o desired, beformed upon the sleeve `11 near its lower end to compress the packingring or gasket.

The space between the seat-board 1 and the horizontal partition 6 formsan air-cham- 85 ber 17, from. which one or more Ventilatingtlues 18extend to the outer air.

Suitably constructed in the air-chamber 17, below one of theVentilating-fines, is a chamber or pocket 19, which is lined with sheet9c metal 20, and in which is placed an open charcoal furnace or lire-pot21. It will be seen that by igniting the charcoal in the latter anupward draft or current is caused from the receptacle up through thesoil-pipe, air-chamber, and lire-pot in the ue 1S, which will greatlyimprove and assist the ventilation, the noxious gases being consumed andrendered innoxious inpassing through the flames of the lire-pot. Thispart of my invention roo may, when desired, be modified by connectingthespace or chamber 17 by means of a suitable fine or fiues directlywith a stove or furnace, the draft in which will cause the noxious gasesto be drawn from the space 17 and carried off with the products ofcombustion or consumed in the furnace, as the case may be. p

AccessV to the charcoal-furnace may be had through a suitable door whichhas not been shown in the drawings. Such door should be kept securelylocked to prevent tampering with the furnace.

Mounted in the partition G below the urinefuunel 5 of the pan or hopper4 is a funnel 22, from which a pipe 23 conducts the urine to somesuitable receptacle. (Not shown in the drawings.)` 'A Ventilating-pipe24 connects the funnel 22 with the outer air. By this arrangement staleand unpleasant odors are effectually avoided and the urine iseffectively separated from the excrement.

In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings my invention has been shown as appliedto an outhou-se in which barrels or similar receptacles are provided toreceive the excrement, as provided for in lny patent, No. 335,177, towhich reference has been made above. In the remaining figures theinvention has been shown as applied to an ordinary vault or cesspool 25.The latter is constructed with a top 26, forming the fi'oor of the privyand having a trap-door 27, through which access maybe had to thei-nterior, and which is provided with the opening 2S to receive thelower end of thesleeve 11. In Fig. 3 the charcoal-furnacel 21 has beenydispensed with and two ventilating-flues 1S have been shown. In Fig. 4one charcoal-furnace has been shown arranged substantially as in Fig. 1,and in Fig. 5 two such furnaces have been shown arranged each u-nderoney of the Ventilating-fines 18.

The operation and advantages of this invention will bel readilyunderstood fromv the foregoing description, taken in connection with thedrawings hereto annexed, by those skilled in the art to which itappertains. First of all, it will be seen that the separat-ing pan,

or hopper 4. isV entirely separate from the pipe S and its attachments,permitting the seat to which said pan or hopper is attached to be at anytime readily raised or removed, so that access may be had to theinterior for purposes of inspection or for the purpose of cleaning` andwashing the space or chamber 17. When Y charcoal-furnace and the fines1S to the outer air.v Then one or more of the charcoal burners orfurnaces are employed, the draft willbe improved and the noxious gaseswill be consumed, as set forth.

By this invention the excrement will be practically desiccated, and thusnot only be deprived of all unpleasant odor, but will be very muchreduced in bulk, the importance of which is obvious.

I have herein described the preferred construction of my invention; butI would have it understood that I reserve theright tomake anyalterations and modifications in the detailed construction which may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States- 1. The combination of a vaultorexcrementreceptacle, a soil-pipe having a vertically-adjustable sleeveforming a connection between said receptacle and a horizontal partition,and the seat-board arranged above'saidl partition, between which and theseat-board an air space or chamber is thus formed, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the seat-board, the horizontal partition, and thesoil-pipe with the sleeve adapted to be connected with the trap-door ofthe vault-Hoor, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses. Y

THOMAS W. CARR'ICO.

Witnesses:

GEO. M. MAvERIcK, WM. S. TEMPLE.

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